> It’s a sad day when people equate human and animal life.
It is an even bigger sad day when people like you equate human life with scumbag life. Humans lose the right to be equated with other humans when they begin behaving like scumbags.
Most animal lives are vastly preferable to the lives of those two scumbags.
> Was this wrong? You bet. But it was destruction of property, and nothing else.
“and nothing else.” Sir, you are an apologist for criminal behavior. And it is attitudes like yours that have seen the gradual erosion of our Society’s core values.
What exactly is “conservative” about your attitude? I think your rationale sucks.
> The horse wasn’t “a family member” or “part of the neighborhood” or any other nonsense.
In your opinion.
> In your mind, does killing a horse warrant the death penalty?
Given the wanton and senseless manner in which that horse was murdered, yes. Definitely. It wasn’t an accident, it was deliberate and for no good reason. That lack of value for life is reason enough for theirs to be terminated forthwith.
> If so, how about a dog?
Definitely, and without doubt.
> A cat? A rabbit?
Yup. Even a cat or a rabbit. If it was killed wantonly by scumbags, then the scumbags ought to be hanged.
> I first recognized the insanity while viewing an animal planet “cops” show featuring a couple of animal control types speeding across town in their cruiser, lights flashing, siren blaring, running red lights.... all to “rescue” a bunch of dumbs cats that were being neglected.
And exactly what is “insane” about that??
> If they’d caused an accident on the way, I’m sure you would be fine with that too, right?
Straw man. If it was authorized to flash lights and exceed the speeding limit then it would be subject to all the rules and responsibilities afforded to other emergency vehicles. And all the penalties that go with it as well.
Not an “equation” to human life at all. It’s a HUGE red flag - those morons showed complete disrespect and disregard to the animal AND the animal’s owners.
It is a known fact that anyone who engages in animal abuse 99% of the time, goes on to perpetrate crimes on helpless and innocent human beings. I say make an example out of them. Too many people like you blow off crimes like these by saying people like me equate human life to an animal’s..........and you could not be more wrong.